16Delegation

#### 16 Delegation 16 Delegation > > (1) The Electoral Commission may delegate any of the Electoral Commission’s functions (other than this power of delegation) to— > > > > > (a) the Electoral Commissioner, or > > > > > (b) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, or > > > > > (c) an officer or member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral office of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or > > > > > (d) any person, or any class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations. > > > (2) The Electoral Commissioner may delegate any of the Electoral Commissioner’s functions (other than this power of delegation) to— > > > > > (a) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, or > > > > > (b) an officer or member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral office of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or > > > > > (c) any person, or any class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner may delegate any of the Electoral Commissioner’s functions as a returning officer for an Assembly election or a periodic Council election (other than this power of delegation) to an election official. > > > (4) A delegation under this section may be to a particular person, the holder of a particular position or a class of persons or holders of positions.